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-M. v. NoBLns, or nLM'RA, New YORK.

Letters Patent No. 97,218, dated November 23, 1869.

\ IMPROVEMIENT IN DEVICES FOR .'E'ORIVIING- THE SHED IN WEAVING- The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, M. V. NoBLEs, of Elmira, in the county of Ghernung, and State ofN ew York, have invented a .new and valuable Improvement in Wire- .lVeaving Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,'and exact description ofthe construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of ref-4 erence marked thereon.

Figure lof the drawings is a top view of my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the line a: as.

' Figure 3 represents a detached view of the removable are.

My invention relates to' means for weaving wire, and consists, mainly, in the constructiouand novel arrangement of devices wherebythe wires forming the warp are alternately raised, one-half at a time, to admit between them the wires which form the woof.

The letter A of the drawings designates the frame of the machine, a circular table, supported on-four standards. v

' Immediately in front of the operator, and secured upon two pins set in the table, is an arc, ll', of wood, in which are fastened, at equaldistances apart, the rings cl and guard-plates e.

Corresponding in number, and directly opposite the rings c, on the otherside ofthe table," are arranged the ringsa al, formed on the ends of the rods or wires b b', which shoot up through the table from the elevatingarcs D D', to which they are secured.

The arc D is situated immediately over the are D', so that the wires b', in their passage to the tables from the arc D', pass through the arc I).

The arcs D D are fastened to the ends of the rods e' e", which are pivoted at their lower ends to the ends of the leversor treadles l l.

The treadlesl Zare pivoted on a common fulcrnmpin, z, secred between the uprights M M', which connect the platform z and the centre of the table.

The reverse motion of the treadles is accomplished by the springs s s', fastened to the platform z.

'lhe operation of my machine is as follows:

The wires of the warp are first arranged by passing them through the rings a, a', and c, until they are stopped by the guard-plates e. Then the operator, who is seated in front of the arc d', by pressure upon the treadle Z, raises the arc D, and with it the 'alternate wires held by the rings a.

A wire is now easily passed across between the wires of the warp, and drawn, as closely as may be desired, to the rings c.

The arc D having been allowed to fall, pressure is applied to the treadle l', thereby raising the arc D', and the alternate wires of the warp held by its rings a.

Another wire is now passed across, and drawn up as closely as may be desired to its predecessor, which weaving, or a polygonal design may be employed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The wire-weaving machine herein described, having, in 4combination lwith the spring-treadles I l', the

removable are d', with rings c and guard-plates e, and

the elevatingarcs D D', provided` with the rods b b and rings a a', all constructed and arranged to operate as specified. y

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name, in theV presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

E. W. ANDERSON, D. 1). KANE.

M. V. NOBLES. 

